Jeremy has some deep thoughts on the interesting .38 Super caliber, which seems to be making a bit of a comeback. Good — I love interesting calibers…

“I recently shot a new .38 Super model with a ramped barrel. While they can offer feed advantages, the real purpose is supporting the case to reduce risk of blowouts, which in the early days of IPSC experimentation caused facial injuries called Super Face. It’s no fun, and I’ve got the photos and x-ray images to prove it. Unfortunately, the ramp on this gun was deeply scooped out well into the chamber, which explained the silky smooth feeding — and dangerously bulged casings. Lesson: “Ramped” doesn’t always equal ‘fully supported.’”

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